The relationship advice columns for two popular magazines (one targeted to female and the other to male readers) were discussed within the conceptual frameworks of centerfold syndrome and appearance obsession. Centerfold syndrome is a theory that describes the way men view women and sexuality. The female counterpart is appearance obsession which…

Managed care has prompted a metamorphosis of mental health care. Since practitioners' responses to these changes are unclear, this study examines the opinions of 44 randomly selected psychologists and psychiatrists. Each participant received a packet in the mail that contained a cover letter, a three-page questionnaire, and a self-addressed…

An approach is presented for estimating the need for specific types of services within a system of care for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and for estimating the staff, dollars, and other resources required. Many of the issues that need to be resolved before one can "size" and cost out a system of care are…

In 1969, the Joint Commission on the Mental Health of Children made several recommendations based on the conclusions in their report entitled "Crisis in Child Mental Health: Challenge for the 1970's." These recommendations included formation of a child advocacy system at every level of society; the development of supportive, preventive,…

This publication presents papers and reprints of articles aimed at family members of persons with mental illnesses. After an introductory chapter, the second chapter reviews definitions of mental illness, and discusses what is known about medicating such conditions as well as the relationship of substance abuse to mental illness. The next chapter…

The manual is designed to provide information and support to parents of emotionally disturbed children. The first chapter, "Feelings Come First," deals with such topics as identifying unusual behavior, impact on parents and other family members, coming to terms with feelings, and advice from other parents. Chapter 2, "Finding Some Help," defines…

Previously hospitalized psychiatric patients experienced a psychologically therapeutic day-care program. These aftercare clients were interviewed concerning psychological change in their behavior. The results show that most clients increased their ability to psychologically function and relatively few clients indicated a decrease in their ability…

A humanistic ideology which emphasizes self-determination, self-reliance, and personal responsibility in decision making, is congruent with the goal of community psychiatry to integrate the ex-institutionalized psychiatric client in the community. The following applications of this ideology in a small community mental health center are described:…

As mental health policies and systems become subject to legislative and public scrutiny, more information is needed to evaluate such programs in the United States and abroad. A cross-national survey of 42 countries and provinces compared mental health policies, mental health services, awareness of these services, evaluation, and financing. Notable…

There are many contributing factors to the mental health problems of minority groups. For example, the intergroup and intragroup diversity that exists between and among minority groups has not been recognized and controlled for by social and behavioral scientists. There are also certain social-psychological factors which predispose these groups to…

ON A NATIONAL BASIS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE TOTAL POPULATION ARE NOT BEING ADEQUATELY MET, AND THE RURAL SEGMENT (ESPECIALLY RURAL YOUTH) OF THE POPULATION FARES EVEN WORSE THAN ITS URBAN COUNTERPART. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INADEQUACY INCLUDE--(1) LOWER INCOME, (2) SPARSITY OF POPULATION, (3) LOWER EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, AND (4) THE…

The study was designed to provide a base for mental health manpower planning. The first and principal section of Volume I is an annotated bibliography of applicable articles and books. An index lists items included in the bibliography according to subject and profession. A discussion of two conceptual approaches to alleviating the manpower…

Eighteen papers consider the antisocial child. The genesis of his behavior is discussed in terms of psychopathic personality trends, acting out, and sexual disorders; emotional factors in the use of authority and the contribution of controls to corrective learning are described. Efforts at psychiatric treatment are reviewed with reference to…

Discussed in a conference report on adolescent psychology are the varieties of behavioral problems and family dynamics by Richard Jenkins, biological growth during adolescence by J.R. Unwin, management of adolescents in a general hospital setting by Henry Kravitz, and educational problems in disturbed adolescents by S.J. Shamsie, Jean-L. Lapointe,…

An ad hoc committee of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) was charged to investigate the use of group methods in Community mental health centers (CMHC), to assess the conceptual basis for the use of various group methods, to relate the use of group methods to group psychotherapy, and to evaluate trends in this area of mental…